The Soweto Giants – Loser<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nWe\u2019ll get to the individual cases, but for now, we\u2019ve put them collectively here because they are always assumed as the main challengers to Sundowns at the beginning of the season. Based on the size, history, and resources, that assumption is not absurd. But it may soon start to resemble absurdity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the half-way stage of the campaign, Chiefs are closer to the bottom of the table than the top. Pirates too, who are just five points away from the relegation zone. Meanwhile, Sundowns have entered kill mode, where they suck the life out of their opponents on a weekly basis, collecting win after win, home, and away. The two sides both face Sundowns in the next month, but victory in these battles would merely be symbolic. The war may be already over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Downs can afford to lose without serious concerns about their title ambitions, and it says a lot that matches that would traditionally be circled as \u201ctitle deciders” are slowly becoming mere footnotes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nOrlando Pirates’ Bluntness – Loser<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nGiven that he won the MTN8, we\u2019re inclined to give Jose Riveiro a free pass until the end of the season. The trophy alone (never mind the convincing victories along the way) should be enough to extend patience towards the Spaniard and give him more time to figure it out. Watching the first half hour against Cape Town City, Pirates could easily have gone into the break 3-0 at half-time. But it\u2019s those moments of bad decision-making in front of goal that can ruin games and for now, are threatening to ruin their seasons. Let\u2019s take stock:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pirates are the only side not to have not scored a second-half goal this season<\/li> 10 goals in 15 is their lowest total at the halfway stage<\/li> Only once before (17 points in 2015\/16) have they had fewer points at the half-way stage<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nAs long as such records continue, confidence will continue to drop, often culminating in a string of poor results. Pressure will rise on the coach and later the players, ending in a vicious cycle. This was the first time in five years that Pirates lost a game in which they scored the opening goal, and they struggled to find a way back after City\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3 – Pirates have now lost three consecutive league games for the first time since 2009\/10.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChiefs New Year Blues – Loser<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n1 – Chiefs have won the first league match of a New Year just once in the last nine years (W1 D4 L4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AmaZulu – Loser<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAmaZulu have won just one of their last 11 league games, having lost one of the previous 11 before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FNB Pitch – Loser<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAfter a two month break with no football, the FNB pitch has only been recently reseeded. One need not be a horticultural expert to understand what \u201creseeding\u201d means nor to see that there was something terribly wrong with the surface when Chiefs hosted Sekhukhune. Given the injury risk posed to players (and officials), one wonders how the PSL and Chiefs will handle their forthcoming home games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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